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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21647, 18 May 1932, Page 8

Poppy Day Return* Only two return* hav* now to oom* to hand in order to complete the Poppy Day collection, and the total now in hand « £1857 Os Bd. The Mayor of Cromwell ha* forwarded the gum 1 of £l9 Bb Bd, collected in that district. About £4OO ha* to be deducted from the total to pay for the supply of poppie*. The money will be used for the purpose of assisting returned soldiers during the winter, and arrangements regarding the provision of work and other details will be made shortly by the Executive Committee of the Dunedin Returned Soldiers’ Association. Business Premises Raided , Some time on .Friday night or early on Saturday morning the premises of. the Neil Manufacturing Company, at 208 Crawford street, were broken into, entry being effected by a window in the rear of the building. An attempt was made to open a safe in the office with a hacksaw, but after cutting through one comer the thieves apparently decided that the job was too much for them and v turned their attention to the office desk, from which they removed a cashbox. This ; thcy forced open, but it contained nothing of value to anyone but the owner. The only article stolen was a smock belonging to one of the employees. Batchelor Hospital A very interesting gathering will be held on Friday afternoon next in Allen Hall, Otago University, to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the opening of the Batchelor Hospital. Every effort has been made to gather together as representative a company as possible of those who have been interested in and associated with.the hospital since its inception 25 years ago by the late Dr Batchelor, whose name and those associated with him in its foundation will ever be held in grateful remembrance by all citizens of Dunedin. In face of the many improvements that have been brought about in this particular and all-important service during the last 25 years it is well that those who pioneered the movement in the face of no little apathy, not to say opposition, should be thus gratefully called to mind. The arrangements for the gathering are in, the hands of the Hospital Board, ably assisted by the Ladies’ Guild, and it is hoped that as large a number as /possible of those who have been associated with the work of the hospital as students and nurses will be present. Costly Steel Yacht Elaborate plans for the construction of a £IO,OOO steel yacht, which will be seen on the Waitemata Harbour, *r* at present nearing completion at the home of Mr Charles Hanson, Moturekareka Island, Hauraki Gulf. A couiin, Mr E. E. Hanson, of Scotland, will be the owner. The yacht will be built next year by a Scottish firm famous for its ■’ old-tima clipper sailing vessels, which has forwarded revised specifications and plans to Mr C. Hanson. Fully stocked with sufficient provisions to last the crew for two years, the total cost will be about £IO,OOO. As soon as the yacht is ready, Mr C. Hanson and three Aucklanders will proceed to England to form part of the crew of seven which will bring the boat to Auckland. It is intended to sail to New Zealand from Scotland by a leisurely route, via the Mediterranean, Suez, Colombo, Singapore, Adelaide, Dunedin, Wellington, and Auckland. The yacht will remain in New Zealand for three or four years, with Auckland as its headquarters, and numerous trips to the different islands in the Pacific will be made. The yacht will be of about 90 tons, with an auxiliary Diesel engine, giving a speed of 10 knots. The overall length will be 88 feet, the beam 21 feet, and the draught 10 feet 8 inches. Dearth of Fire* No fires of any consequence have 00-‘ curred in Dunedin city and suburbs for many months past, and the fact has not escaped passing notice. The, report submitted by the city brigade superintendent to yesterday’s meeting of the Fire Board stated that the brigade attended only five actual fires during the past month. These outbreaks were of a very nature, the largest being the destruction of a* garage and contents on the Main South road. The number of calls attended by the brigade for the month was 26—a very small total, and much below the average. Superintendent Salmon informed a Daily Times reporter that the past two or three months wer« the quietest experienced by the city brigade for.eight or 10 years. City Polica Court There was a clean sheet at the City • Police Court yesterday morning.

Green Island Fire Station At yesterday’s meeting of the Dunedin Fire Board the superintendent of the City Brigade (Mr J. J. Salmon) stated that the new station erected at Green Island tras now ready for occupation. A machine would be housed there this week, *nd the borough would be well safeguarded with an auxiliary crew, supplemented by the presence of a trained crew from the city brigade in the event of a fire breaking out in the district. The station will be officially opened to-morrow evening, when the chairman and several members of the Fire Board and the superintendent of the city brigade will be in attendance. Shipment of Bananas A consignment of 1500 cases of Samoan and 700 cases of Niue Island bananas, landed at Lyttelton on Monday from the motor ship Maui Pomare, reached Dunedin yesterday morning. The fruit arrived in good condition. The quantity of Samoan bananas was considerably less than previes supplies, and the selling prices advanced in consequence, the fruit being sold yesterday at the whosesale price of 16s 6d per case. The last three or four shipments of Samoan bananas have been a loss to the present contractors, the previous consignments varying in price from 10s to 14s per case. The latest shipment will be allowed to ripen, and should be ready for the public early next week. Women in Parliament Speaking before an interested audience of ex-service men in the Dunedin Returned Soldiers’ Association Club rooms last night. Miss Dora West, 0.8. E., formerly a member of Mr Lloyd George’s staff in Downing street, London, said that when people asked her what about the women in Parliament at Home, and had they done any good, she could only reply that in her opinion a hard-working member of Parliament was certainly engaged in good work, and could not be more usefully occupied. If people thought that 12 women should raise appreciably the tone of a Parliament of 612 members, she could only answer, as did the old Welshman whose political opponent angrily remarked that Mr Lloyd George was not God Almighty, "Well, give him time.” The Gift of Waitangi His Excellency the Governor-General has received the following telegram, sent on behalf of the members of the Ngapuhi tribe of the Maori race: —“We, the present generation of the Ngapuhi people, most respectfully tender to your Excellency and Lady Bledisloe our deep appreciation and gratitude for the magnificent gift your Excellencies are making to the people of New Zealand, thu s preserving to the members of both races that sacred spot where pakeha and Maori were unified into one nation under the protection of the Great White Queen and her successors for ever. Kia ora. Signed Ngapuhi Nuitonu.” Grocer* Defrauded A ruse which has made its appearance periodically in the past is at present being practised by a woman who has duped a number of shopkeepers in the Newton district, Auckland. The woman has visited a number of grocers and ordered a lengthy list of goods which require some tinfe to parcel. When the grocer hag been assembling the goods bn the counter she has remarked that she will visit another shop for a small purchase and will then return for the total, adding as an afterthought that she might as well take one or more of the smaller articles with her in a bag or basket. Once she is out of the shop the woman has not subsequently been seen. A number of complaints has been made to the police. The woman is described ag between 30 and 35 years old, fairly tall and well built, with a dark complexion and dark eyes. Small Tidal Wave >

An exceptional tidal bore, or miniature tidal wave, was experienced at Calcutta by the Union Company’s steamer Narbada, which reached Auckland on Friday afternoon. The bore is a sudden rise in the tide, which sweeps up the River Hooghly as far as Calcutta, which is 120 miles from the mouth of the river. The bow occurs periodically, but only at full and the change of the moon, when the range between high water and low water is at its maximum. On these occasions the first of the rising tide sweeps up the river, generally about 4ft or sft high. When'the Narbada was at Calcutta the wave experienced reached nearly 10ft, the highest recorded for 20 years. As it swept lip the river it carried everything before it and wrecked a number of small craft. Although large overseas vessels berthed at Calcutta were made fast to the wharves ■with numerous thick ropes and heavy chain cables, some broke their moorings and nearly became adrift. On the Narbada one of the chain cables snapped and three cables on the large steamer Baron Mackay, which was moored to the wharf with four chains as well as other moorings, snapped, the vessel being held to the wharf by the remaining cable. The exceptionally high bore was caused by the eclipse of the moon, which occurred on March 24. - Walk Through North Island In search of work in the country, T.G. Lake, of Auckland, aged 19 years, has tramped through the North Island, and arrived in Wellington on Saturday. He could not find work in Auckland, and left bn March 26. At Te Kauwhata he received employment at 10s a week in an orchard, but was paid off because of lack of work. He proceeded to Rotorua via Hamilton, and spent a week in Rotorua looking for work. Taupo was the next stage on the journey. After being given a'lift in a car 30 miles out of Taupo, he walked to Napier. He obtained work on a sheep farm at 5s a week, but had to leave because his employer was unable to pay him. During his journey he was given a few lifts, but the greater part of the distance was covered on foot. The young tramper is satisfied that work is most difficult, if not impossible, to obtain in the country. Potential Police Force Should an extension of the present trouble make it necessary, there is authority {says a Christchurch paper) for the calling up of every able-bodied man between the ages of 17 years and 55 years to serve as a temporary policeman. This power is not given by emergency legislation passed recently; it has been in existence for some years. At present the Police Force, with the assistance of the temporary constables now in service, can deal with any situation that is likely to arise in Christchurch, but should the trouble spread—and it would have to spread considerably to make such a step necessary—provision exists for the calling up of the able-bodied men. 'Operations for Appendicitis There were 303 operations for appendicitis in the Waikato Hospital during the year ended March 31, 1932, against 260 for the previous year. Replying to a question at a meeting of the hoard on Thursday, the acting-superintendent, Dr R. S. A. Graham, said that appendicitis was increasing very much, and was an outcome of modern civilisation. It was time people were educated to realise that the trouble became much worse if it was neglected. If people sought treatment as soon as the symptoms were manifest, many severe complications would be avoided. When there’s a thrill as you drive. Your car overhauled and repaired by Austin Motors (Otago) Ltd.. 284-6 Princes street, and Hope street. Phone 13-215. — Advt. Save your eyes. Be wise, and consult W. V. Sturmer (optician, 2 Octagon), thus conserving good vision for old age.— Advt. A. E. J. Blakeley and W. E. Bagley, dentists, Bank of Australasia, corner ot Bond and Rattray streets (next Telegranh Office) Telephone 12-359. —Advt. For rings of qu’ality, purchase from j Peter Dick, watchmakers, jewellers, and ; opticians, 490 Moray place, Dunedin. — Advt.